Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-03
SIRllS. OR THE DOG STAR.

On the 18th day of July the reign
of the Dog Star commenced. Sirius
is a star of the first magnitude, and
for forty days rises and sets with the
sun. During these forty days there
is more sickness and Il greater num-
Der of deaths occur than during any
other forty consecutive days Of the
year.
These dog days occur during the
hot seasons, but arc peculiar over
other hot days. The air i humid,
fogS prevail and 'lampncsS Is every
wherein the house, and even prnr.
trltcS bureau drawers, boxes, and
other places which are presumed to
be- dry and safe rccrptaclrS for fine
cutlery, which will rust, as it Will
not similarly stored during any 9th
or season of the year. Hence, during
dog days, all fine articles made OF
steel should be frequently wiped
dry and placed in cotton. Merchants,
too, who keep cutlery, will Il" well
to heed this hint.
The young ladies, who array them
selves in tine fabrics, while in church,
wonder why their nice dresses stick
to the pcws; or, while in their own
clean, neat parlorS their apparel att
heres to the backs of their chairs. 1t
is because the prwS and chairs are
covered with a clammy dampnrscS,
which pervadcs everywhere, ut this
season of the year.
Hence, we all ought to be vigilant
in keeping our yards and out-hnlI>cS
scrupulollsIy clean. The dwellings
should, right now, undergo a thor
Ough cleaning, and warm as the days
are, fires to dry out the danrnrSS
Ough Int to be made ut night. while
some of the forty nights may br op,
pressivcly warm, most OF them VIII
be cool, and others quite cold, when
fire will be nccded to dry and warm
the rooms.
Especial attention should be paid
to the health Of children. Thry
ought not to be given anything and
everything to eat. Only Wcll-rlpeh-
ed fruit is tit for them, and that
ought to be freshly picked. The i'm
moderate drinking Of any lluld Is
very harmful, hut more especially
are lemonade and other mixed drinks
hurtfuI. The simplest diet Is the
best. Fresh meats soon decay, du-
ring this season, and nearly all OF
every kind ought to be partakcn OF
very Sparingly.
Cleanliness of the person i Il pre-
. vcntivr Of disease at all times except
when contagious diseases prevail.
And, to be healthy during dog days,
We must be temperate in all things
in our eating, drinking, sleeping
and Iaboring. Dissipation of all
kinds must, therefore, be avoided.
Many deaths occur during dog days
which need not to if riShtiul prrrau-
tions be taken to prevent sickness.
GrrruMD,n JInLUon.
WHAT WE'RE THE l.u>T AETS"-
All we know of them is by indica
tiuns of thcirpracticc, which We find
in works which have survived decay.
OF their number only u few can be
mentioned.
The ancient Egyptians, Ph"nicianS
and Romans had Il knowledge of
some things in chemistry which we
do not possess, such as to make mnlle-
able glass. They also knew how to
color and Gid glass by process un-
known to H.. Bronze and copper
were tempered to the hardness of
steel, and Of this the Egyptians made
their edged tools. Paints were mixed
whose color> were imprri-hahlc; ut
least they have existed fresh for i,uOn
wears. Nt Damascus they made blades
of steel which could be bent into Il
circle and would fly back into perfect
line. Neither this nor the gold trac-
cry i'm their steel can we imnlitate
to-day. We do not know how King
RamascS and ThotmcS transported
monoith> and elevated them on the
pyramids, though We could do the
same to-day by other processes. Ar
tisanS and chemists have in vain
tried to produce iSidrcrnt glass which
archmologistS have brought to light.
This does not complete the catalogue,
but it is enough to show that the an
. clients were by no means unskillcd.
Bs,y" DO not be afraid to part with
: anything for Christ. 1t is unbrlirf
, that pcrsuad"s you there is more
pleasure, satisfaction and happiness
! in anything than in Him.